Preview of this week’s issue:

TALKING TRAINER: Let the jump season begin

Dave Keena chats to a number of top National Hunt trainers about their plans for the season ahead

HORSE SENSE: Burning agricultural waste

Farmers and stud farm owners may dispose of trees, trimmings, leaves, bushes or similar materials generated by agricultural practices by burning under the Waste Management Regulations, 2009

RIO: Skelton wins as disappointed Broderick makes early exit

We report on Nick Skelton's great gold medal win while Susan Finnerty covers the early exit of Greg Broderick and MHS Going Global from the Rio Olympics

York’s Ebor Festival

Read Ian Carnaby’s day-by-day reports, Simon Rowlands’ time-figure analysis and Saturday previews from Donn McClean and Rory Delargy

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